Dana Air has been announced as official airline of the House Representatives 2016 Legislative Summit on Sustainable Development Goals, scheduled to hold on November 22 and 23, 2016, at the NASS Complex, Abuja.
The airline said this year’s summit with the theme ‘Understanding and Stimulating Legislative Roles and Responsibility in Achieving the Sustainable Goals in Nigeria,’ is a 2-day Summit organized in partnership with 1stDevHub Nigeria and other relevant international development and SDGs Advocate.
Accountable Manager of Dana Air, Mr Obi Mbanuzuo said “We are proud to have been announced as choice airline for this year’s summit and as always; we will give our best to provide a comfortable and hitch-free flight services to all the delegates.’’
Commenting on the initiative, Mrs Christina Ude, Consultant to the House Committee on the SDGs and Team Leader, expressed delight at the partnership and said, “The world today is more interconnected than ever before and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can only be realized with a strong commitment to national and global partnership” she said.
Speaking further, Nigeria’s Senior Partner and Coordinator of the Summit, Kenneth Nwokoro mentioned that this year’s Summit is focused on improving Legislators understanding of the SDGs and how their roles impact on the attainment of the Goals in Nigeria.
He remarked that Mr. Thomas Gass, who is United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker, Professor Kevin Urama of the African Development Bank, Abidjan will chair the event while His Excellency, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is expected as the Distinguished Guest of Honour.
